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ENSEMBLE WORKSHOP – CALL FOR ARTISTS Blink Dance Theatre are looking for new ensemble members and will be offering a free introductory workshop in Geelong next month. The workshop is ideal for local movement artists, actors and dancers who are interested in the company and its approach to devising and making movement-based theatre. The workshop will be facilitated by Blink’s Artistic Director Lyndel Quick and Creative Director, Jessica Lesosky. Workshop Date: Sunday 9th September, 10:00-1:00pm Venue: The Loft Dance & […]

Dance Lab is a community dance theatre program run by Blink, with the aim of providing a platform for local movement artists to explore, play and discover in the studio. Our 2016 participants share their insights and experiences below. “Dance Lab was a wonderful opportunity to learn new methods of creating choreography while honing my contemporary technique. Getting together with like-minded dancers to learn and create became a highlight of my week. It was affirming and exciting to participate […]

Dance Lab 2016 A dance theatre intensive which introduces dancers, choreographers and movement based artists to the methods, techniques and training used by Blink to create material for performance. Selected participants will meet weekly for a 90 minute contemporary dance session led by Artistic Director, Lyndel Quick. Participants will gain insight into professional contemporary dance techniques such as floor-work and release techniques, repertoire from recent performances as well as exploring creative processes when developing new work. Dance Lab is an […]

We are very excited to be working with a broad team of multidisciplinary artists for Soft Landing. One such group is Ellipsis, comprised of talented trio – Karen Gee, Felicity Steel and Susan Kennedy. Below, Karen shares with us a bit about their process, training and previous work together. Ellipsis Many years ago I was a student of (and later, teaching assistant to) Leisa Shelton, learning the intricate and disciplined art of corporeal mime as created and codified by Etienne Decroux. For […]

Soft Landing is a showcase of dance and performance works which will be presented over 2 nights in June. The selected works will be performed in multiple spaces, with the audience guided from one experience to another in maximum groups of 20. Are you a choreographer, performance artist or theatre director? Would you like to be part of a local opportunity that encourages innovation and risk taking? Blink Dance Theatre provides a platform for professional artists to develop high calibre […]

The Wintergarden in Geelong is a beautifully restored, historic bluestone building and home to numerous businesses including the studio of talented local Artist Jill Shalless. Blink Dance Theatre was fortunate to have Jill as Artist in Residence during the creative development of last years premiere performance The Red Tree. Working quickly, Jill sketched in charcoal and pencil capturing the dancer’s movements during rehearsal. Later in her own studio, Jill developed some images further including this one (above) featuring performer Elise Wilkinson. Elise loved […]

Our studio practise for the last couple of weeks has focused on Contact Improvisation. The team have been working with a wonderful guest artist David Corbet; falling, flying, catching, leading, following, lifting and finding rolling points of contact whilst building trust between our new ensemble. Reduced to its simplest form, Contact Improvisation is an improvised movement encounter between two or more people. In this democratic dance there is no set choreography to replicate and anyone can initiate movement. This allows […]

Blink Dance Theatre will be holding an Information Session for experienced dancers and actors interested in auditioning for our 2014 major work. Come along and meet the Producer and Director and hear more about this exciting project.

There is a large pile of books beside my bed that could seriously be mistaken for a bedside table. Yep, someone went on a spending spree after discovering The Book Depository. I have just finished reading, A Director Prepares written by Anne Bogart. It includes 7 essays on Art and Theatre with chapters on Memory, Violence, Eroticism, Terror, Stereotype, Embarrassment and Resistance. Anne talks candidly about what drives her, providing insight into the commonalties of the artistic process and the […]